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Kévin Soni
Personal information
Full name	Kévin Olivier Soni
Date of birth	17 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Douala, Cameroon
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Bnei Sakhnin
Youth career
2011–2014	Paris Saint-Germain
2014–2015	Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2016	Bordeaux B
2015–2017	Bordeaux
2016–2017	→ Pau (loan)
2017	→ Pau B (loan)
2017–2019	Peralada
2019–2021	Girona
2019–2020	→ Espanyol B (loan)
2019–2020	→ Espanyol (loan)
2020–2021	→ Villarreal B (loan)
2021	→ Celta B (loan)
2021–2023	Asteras Tripolis
2022–2023	→ Hatayspor (loan)
2023	→ Adana Demirspor (loan)
2023–2024	Rapid București
2024	→ Hapoel Jerusalem (loan)
2024–	Bnei Sakhnin
International career‡
2017	Cameroon U20
2019	Cameroon U23
2022–	Cameroon
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2022

Kévin Olivier Soni (born 17 April 1998) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as an forward.^[2]

Club career

Soni was born in Douala, but moved to France at early age. A FC Girondins de Bordeaux youth graduate, he made his first team debut at 21 January 2015 by replacing Nicolas Maurice-Belay in a 1–2 Coupe de France defeat against Paris Saint-Germain FC.^[3] On 8 September 2016, he was loaned to Pau FC for one year.^[4]

On 21 July 2017, Soni signed for Girona FC, being immediately assigned to the farm team in Segunda División B.^[5] The following 22 January, he extended his contract until 2022.^[6]

On 8 April 2018, Soni made his first team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a late substitute for Portu in a 0–5 loss against Real Sociedad. On 31 August of the following year, after Girona's relegation, he was loaned to RCD Espanyol's reserves in the third division, for one year.^[7]

On 27 August 2020, Soni agreed to a one-year loan deal with another reserve team, Villarreal CF B also in division three.^[8] The following 2 February, he moved to fellow league team Celta de Vigo B, while still owned by Girona.^[9]

On 16 June 2021, Soni signed a three-year deal with the Greek Superleague club Asteras Tripolis FC.^[10] On 27 November 2021, Soni scored a brace and gave two assists, helping his club prevail over Atromitos FC 6–2 for Super League, making one of his best appearances with Milan Rastavac on its bench. He was voted man of the match for his performance.^[11]

International career

Soni debuted with the Cameroon national team in a 1–0 2022 World Cup qualification loss to Algeria on 25 March 2022.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 April 2024^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bordeaux B	2014–15	Championnat de France Amateur	10	2	—		—		10	2
	2015–16	Championnat de France Amateur	23	3	—		—		23	3
	2016–17	Championnat de France Amateur 2	1	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		34	5	—		—		34	5
Bordeaux	2014–15	Ligue 1	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2015–16		2	0	1	0	1^[a]	0	4	0
	Total		2	0	2	0	1	0	5	0
Pau (loan)	2016–17		Championnat de France Amateur	15	2	2	0	—		17	2
Pau B (loan)	2016–17	Championnat de France Amateur 2	2	1	—		—		2	1
Peralada	2017–18	Segunda División B	27	3	—		—		27	3
	2018–19	Segunda División B	19	3	—		—		19	3
	Total		46	6	—		—		46	6
Girona	2017–18	La Liga	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2018–19	La Liga	5	0	1	0	—		6	0
	Total		7	0	1	0	—		8	0
Espanyol B (loan)	2019–20	Segunda División B	18	3	—		—		18	3
Espanyol (loan)	2019–20	La Liga	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Villarreal B (loan)	2020–21	Segunda División B	7	0	—		—		7	0
Celta B (loan)	2020–21	Segunda División B	14	5	—		—		14	5
Asteras Tripolis	2021–22	Super League Greece	29	6	1	0	—		30	6
	2022–23	Super League Greece	2	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		31	6	1	0	—		32	6
Hatayspor (loan)	2022–23	Süper Lig	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
Adana Demirspor (loan)	2022–23	Süper Lig	0	0	—		—		0	0
Rapid București	2023–24	Liga I	5	0	1	0	—		6	0
Hapoel Jerusalem (loan)	2023–24	Israeli Premier League	7	1	1	0	—		8	1
Bnei Sakhnin	2024–25	Israeli Premier League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			192	29	8	0	1	0	201	29

^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International stats

As of match played 25 March 2022

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Cameroon
Cameroon	2022	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

Individual

Asteras Tripolis Player of the Season: 2021–22

References

^ "Les Lions Juniors en route pour la Zambie". Camfoot.com (in French). 21 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ "Cameroon - K. Soni - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
^ "PSG vs. Bordeaux - 21 January 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
^ "Kevin Soni prêté au Pau FC!" [Kevin Soni loaned to Pau FC!] (in French). Pau FC. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
^ "Kevin Soni nou fitxatge" [Kevin Soni new signing] (in Catalan). CF Peralada. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
^ "El Girona ha renovado a Kevin Soni hasta el 2022" [Girona renewed Kevin Soni until 2022] (in Spanish). Girona FC. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
^ "Kevin Soni, incorporación para el filial" [Kevin Soni, addition to the reserves] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
^ "Kevin Soni refuerza el ataque del Villarreal B" [Kevin Soni bolsters the attack of Villarreal B] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^ "El Celta B incorpora al atacante Kevin Soni, del Girona" [Celta B sign the forward Kevin Soni, from Girona] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ "Ο Kevin Soni ποδοσφαιριστής του ΑΣΤΕΡΑ (photos)". Αστέρας Τρίπολης - Ο Kevin Soni ποδοσφαιριστής του ΑΣΤΕΡΑ (photos). Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ "Αστέρας - Ατρόμητος 6-2: Οι Αρκάδες πέτυχαν τη μεγαλύτερη νίκη της ιστορίας τους" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 27 November 2021.
^ [origin1904-p.cxm.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/caf/match-center/400228711 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™"]. How things stand in FIFA World Cup qualifying. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
^ Kévin Soni at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.